T400 Switchable Fan Replacement

T400/410/420 and T500/510/520 series specific matters only
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T400 Switchable Fan Replacement

#1 Post by Colonel O'Neill » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:25 pm

My T400 was dropped about three feet while running and the fan was evidently damaged in the process. I have yet to open it up to look at the inside, but am prepared to replace the fan.

Could anyone advise me as to the following:

Is the fan by itself replaceable? I see parts for the fan only.
If I have to replace the fan and heatsink, which part number is it?
I see from the HMM that the integrated heatsink is different from the dedicated heatsink, so, I can't tell which one is for the switchable model.

I also don't suppose there's a way to override the Fan error. I can run fanless with RMClock limiting CPU speed at around 50 degrees.
W520: i7-2720QM, Q2000M at 1080/688/1376, 21GB RAM, 500GB + 750GB HDD, FHD screen & MB168B+
X61T: L7500, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, XGA screen, Ultrabase
Y3P: 5Y70, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, QHD+ screen

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Re: T400 Switchable Fan Replacement

#2 Post by Colonel O'Neill » Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:36 pm

I guess my question is now moot, as I opened it up and sorta un-deformed the fan structure so that it no longer makes scratchy noises. It is now operational, and I hope it'll stick around for the remainder of the laptop's life. (Barring any drops, of course.)

I am also again impressed by the ThinkPad engineering, although the right palmrest flex remains virtually the only downside.
W520: i7-2720QM, Q2000M at 1080/688/1376, 21GB RAM, 500GB + 750GB HDD, FHD screen & MB168B+
X61T: L7500, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, XGA screen, Ultrabase
Y3P: 5Y70, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, QHD+ screen

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